Diversity: Next Steps
Course# TD1430
The President's Office Fourth Annual Conference on Diversity

NOTE: You must pre-register for the conference (TD1430) and each concurrent session you plan on attending. Registration of TD1430 includes the opening session, lunch and closing session.

****Lunch will only be provided for individuals registered for TD1430.****

Monday, March 22, 2010
8:30 AM – 4:15 PM - Lunch included (with TD1430 registration)
Festival Conference and Student Center

8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Check-in and Poster Presentations/Displays

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks - Dr. Linwood Rose

9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:

  • TD1414: NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center**
  • TD1412: Enhancing Diversity at JMU: A Panel Discussion with Members of the JMU LGBTA Community
  • TD1411: Diversity/Cultural & Global Competence: An End and Means To an End**
  • TD1418: What's Faith Got to Do with It?
  • TD1399: Ouch! That Hurts: Speaking up or staying silent, the choice is yours**
  • TD1415: Reflecting On and Approaching Diversity: The Various Paths**
  • TD1416: "Music Within": Anyone Can Change the World (Note: This session runs from 9:30 AM - 12:15 PM)
  • TD1417: Learning from our Diverse Community: Challenging our Stereotypes and Finding Common Ground
  • TD1413: A Panel Discussion: Fellowship with Morgan State and Howard University

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

  • TD1414: NewBridges Immigrant Resource Center
  • TD1419: Emotional Triggers II**
  • TD1411: Diversity/Cultural & Global Competence: An End and Means To an End
  • TD1421: Allied Faculty Dialogue: Making Sense of Privilege, Power, and Personal Responsibility in the Classroom
  • TD1399: Ouch! That Hurts: Speaking up or staying silent, the choice is yours
  • TD1415: Reflecting On and Approaching Diversity: The Various Paths
  • TD1335: Fulbright Information Session
  • TD1420: Diversity Through Perspective Taking: An Alternative to Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Lunch and Roundtable Discussions

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:

  • TD1422: Multicultural Campus Climate: The Impact on Diversity on Student Experiences
  • TD1419: Emotional Triggers II
  • TD1423: Enhancing the Diversity Initiative through the Tapestry of Student Organization Involvement
  • TD1429: More than Just Talking the Talk: Communicating Effectively About Diversity
  • TD1425: Giving Diversity a Seat in the Writing Classroom
  • TD1426: Understanding White Attitude Shift Around the Notion of White Privilege: A Conceptual Framework
  • TD1427: Islam Q & A
  • TD1428: Next Steps for Diversity at JMU: Inclusive Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policies & Practices
  • TD1424: Connecting the Dots: Civic Engagement through Meaningful Community Partnerships

3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Closing Conversation: Moving Forward - Art Dean and David Owusu-Ansah

*Speakers and schedule subject to change without notice.

**Session is repeated at a later time.

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